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An evening with Bonita Norris

From absolute beginner to Everest-climbing champ in just two years. Meet her at Annabel's, London's most exclusive private members' club

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Come and meet inspirational adventurer Bonita Norris in conversation with Condé Nast Traveller contributing editor Michelle Jana Chan at Annabel's, the famed private members' club that has welcomed everyone from Princess Diana to Frank Sinatra and Kate Moss. Norris's ascent to the top has been rapid. In 2008, her life changed after a Royal Geographical Society lecture by Everest mountaineers Kenton Cool and Dr Rob Casserley. Despite having no previous experience, Norris left thinking, 'I'm going to climb Everest.' Two years later, she did. The champ has also trekked to the North Pole and scaled the technically more difficult and fourth highest peak Mount Lhotse. Last year, she attempted to become the first British woman to tackle K2 and live to tell the tale - although it was a close shave, when life-threatening altitude sickness meant she had to be rescued by helicopter. Norris is now working on a book, Savage Mountain, about her journey from novice to top of the world.

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She joins a roll-call of fascinating explorers, including Levison Wood and Colonel John Blashford-Snell, who have taken part in our Traveller's Tales Series, sharing behind-the-scenes stories in an intimate setting.

WHEN: 6.30-8.30pm, Monday 8 May 2017 WHERE: Annabel's, 44 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 5QB BOOK NOW: travellerstalesbonita.eventbrite.co.uk. Tickets are £35 and include a Plymouth Gin cocktail and canapés. To book a table for supper at Annabel's after the talk, email events@condenast.co.uk. Condé Nast Traveller reserves the right to postpone the event if rendered necessary by any unavoidable cause. Tickets will be fully refunded in such cases.